Watch: Vaibhav Suryavanshi dismissed for 38 — India A start strongly vs Afghanistan A in Tri Series 2026

There was a massive expectation from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during the Tri Series 2026 in Sri Lanka, including their A-side against India A and Afghanistan A. But he again failed to convert his start of 38 runs in the innings. It didn’t attract the same impression the youngster had during the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. 

Sooryavanshi found himself in the news for the last couple of days after his heated argument with the Sri Lanka A players went wild in the previous game. And that seemed to have an effect on the 15-year-old, who struggled to be natural despite playing the aggressive shots around the park.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi dismissed for 38 — How did he get out & who bowled him?

It could have been a five-ball duck for Sooryavanshi, who cut the short ball into the hands of the point fielder. But the third umpire refused to send the batter back into the pavilion as he felt that the ball had touched the ground while the fielder grabbed the ball.

Watch Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's dismissal here- 

The left-handed batter started to take advantage of the life and smashed the opposition bowlers around the ground. He nailed Abdullah Ahmadzai for one six and one boundary in the sixth over of the innings. The over boundary was a lucky one as the ball cleared the mid-on fielder, who was backtracking.

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The Bihar-born also drilled Faridoon Dawoodzai for a six, which was muscled into the long-on region, forcing the umpires to change the ball. But the bowler, Faridoon Dawoodzai, had the last laugh, dismissing the batter for 38 with a short ball inside the ring.

Sooryavanshi, for India A, now has scores of 14, 44, 21, and 38 in this series, which is a total of 117 runs in four innings at an average of under 30.

India A vs Afghanistan A live score & wickets — Tri Series 2026 scorecard update

Sooryavanshi’s aggressive knock helped India A to get off to a flying start with the 75-run opening stand in eight overs. Sooryavanshi’s opening partner, Priyansh Arya, smashed 36 runs at that time off just 20 balls and celebrated his half-century in 34 runs. He, however, was dismissed for 58 runs in 42 balls, thanks to nine boundaries and one six.

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On the other hand, Ruturaj Gaikwad, who celebrated a fine century in the first clash of the series against Sri Lanka A, made a decent start of 25 runs off 26 balls as India A had a run rate of nearly eight in 17 overs. 

Follow the live scorecard of India A vs Afghanistan A in the Tri Series 2026-

India A- 139/3 (Priyansh Arya 58, Farmanullah Safi 1/16) vs Afghanistan A

Fan reactions: Cricket Twitter goes wild as Vaibhav Suryavanshi falls for 38

The opening batter of the India A side, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, fell for 38 runs as the fans, on Twitter, went wild around the social media platforms-